Category: Food

How to Make Avocado Toast

Oh, avocado toast. A simple dish in essence, this few-ingredient wonder has been the butt of hipster jokes for nearly a decade now and has even been blamed for millennials’ inability to purchase homes. No matter how much stereotyping and hate seems to come for this dish, there’s one thing we kind of can’t deny:…


The Perfect Stir Fry Beef And Broccoli Recipe

Stir Fry Beef and Broccoli is a very popular Chinese American dish. You can find it in any Chinese take-out place in the US. Today I want to show you how you can make Stir Fry Beef and Broccoli better than any take-out restaurant! Stir Fry Beef and Broccoli Recipe Serving: 2 to 4 Prep…


Brown Sugar Boba Milk From Scratch, DIY Tapioca Pearls Recipe

Boba milk is a very popular Taiwanese drink. Today I’d like to show you how you can make tapioca pearls (boba) from scratch, and we’ll also make a super delicious boba milk drink! Serves 4-6 Prep time: 45 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes For the boba: 1/2 cup water ¼ cup Taiwanese brown sugar (hei…


California Crush Report

Most consumers are well aware of how impacted they are by inflation — and each industry that has to explain why its prices have gone up has a slightly different explanation. Whether it’s supply chain issues, trucking problems, delays at sea, raw material shortages or labor issues, none are the only reasons. Several explanations apply…


Arugula, Apple, and Walnut Salad

This salad is perched between winter and spring, with arugula’s peppery hot notes tamed by slices of tart apple and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Walnuts are a perfect complement to arugula and add a pleasant crunchy note. I shower the salad with ricotta salata, aged ricotta. The smoked variety is typical of the Veneto…


An Ode to Arugula

Tortellini with cream and prosciutto, bow-tie pasta with crab meat, pennette with vodka and salmon, beef filet with green pepper, veal escalopes with mushrooms, mayonnaise and gelatin, arugula always and everywhere. When I think of food in Italy the ’80s, these are the first images to come to mind. I am an ’80s girl through and…


Pasta With Arugula Pesto

To make this pesto, all you need is a bunch of arugula, some excellent extra virgin olive oil (even better if delicately peppery, to match arugula’s bite), walnuts, and grated Parmigiano Reggiano. As you can see, this is a very short list of ingredients, but make sure to choose good quality ones. Read the recipe…


Round out Your Perfect Passover Spread With This Sweet Treat

Treating friends and family with a homemade dessert symbolizes love in our family. Therefore, I’m always on the lookout for easy desserts that transport well and make a bunch of servings. Bar cookies and small cakes to the rescue. These cheesecake bars, destined for our friend’s Passover gathering, prove easier to make than cheesecake. A crisp crust,…


A Pasta Spring Fling

Morels, asparagus, and peas team up in this quintessential springtime pasta dish. Earthy mushrooms marry well with early asparagus and sweet peas. Famously delicious in sauces, risottos, and pasta, these ingredients require little else except a nap of cream and a sprinkling of cheese to bind them together, resulting in an easy yet elegant seasonal…


Preserving Nutrients in Food

Get the most out of your foods by choosing preparation and storage methods that preserve their vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Fresh is best, frozen is next Fresh, ripe produce in season will usually be highest in nutrients — but fruits and vegetables are needed year-round, even in the middle of winter. The U.S. Department of…